NCT05227157

GOUTMETALSAIN: Comparison of the Perception of Metallic Taste According to Lingual Locations in Healthy Volunteers

Comparison of the Perception of Metallic Taste According to Lingual Locations in Healthy Volunteers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier de Valence · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a mono center , observational study carried out within otorhinolaryngology department in CH Valence. This is a descriptive and exploratory study in healthy volunteers. Based on the hypothesis that Metallic taste is imperfectly assessed, this study will provide a better understanding of the Metallic Taste.

Detailed description

The study consists of the application of a swab soaked in iron sulfate at a concentration of 10g/l. each patient will rate the intensity he/she perceives (on a numerical scale from 1 to 5) at each of the 4 predefined lingual locations

Conditions

• Taste Disorders
• Sensation Disorders
• Taste, Metallic
• Taste Disorder, Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	swab with iron sulfate solution	measurement of the intensity of perception of metallic taste by affixing a swab iron sulfate solution 10g/l at 4 places on the tongue depending on the glossopharyngeal nerve: tip of the tongue (right and left); base of the tongue (right and left). Visual analogic Scale (0 to 5)

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-15
• Primary completion: 2022-04-08
• Completion: 2022-05-01
• First posted: 2022-02-07
• Last updated: 2025-09-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France